Last week, I shared resources for religious terms and discussed how to handle special terms for an audience of a (mostly) single faith. That was the easy part.
Today, I look at the challenging part: when a text that discusses religion is aimed at a diverse audience: people from different faiths, … [Read more...]

Earlier this month, an editor in the EAE Backroom asked a question on styling a religious term: “Who would capitalize ‘holy family’ in Chicago style?”
The ensuing conversation brought to light some issues concerning religious terminology:
Our main stylebooks, such as Chicago and AP, offer … [Read more...]

Although we often assume that a woman who covers her head and face in public is Muslim, especially if she has a Middle Eastern background, there is a cultural tradition among Arab nations that predates the Prophet Muhammad by as much as half a millennium. However, the Quran does offer some guidance … [Read more...]